INDIA'S SHYAM TELELINK GETS START-UP SPECTRUM IN MAHARASHTRA
NEW DELHI, May 15 Asia Pulse - Shyam Telelink, which
recently tied up with Russian telecom giant Sistema, has been
allocated start-up spectrum for Maharashtra circle. According to sources,...
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Thursday May 15, 2008, 6:16 pm
Former NSW treasurer to head G9
The former long-serving treasurer of New South Wales, Michael Egan, has been appointed chairman of the G9 telecommunications group.
The appointment comes as the group gears up as a bidder to...
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Thursday May 15, 2008, 2:00 pm
Virgin Mobile USA in 'strategic' talks with SK Telecom
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Wireless telecommunications group Virgin Mobile USA, Inc., said Wednesday it was holding "strategic" talks with SK Telecom, South Korea's biggest mobile phone...
AFP Finance News -
Thursday May 15, 2008, 5:18 am
Optus sees growth in mobile, wireless
Australia's second biggest telecommunications company Optus is forecasting single-digit growth in operating revenue next year, driven by its mobile and wireless broadband businesses, after...
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Wednesday May 14, 2008, 5:34 pm
Midday Market Roundup 14/05/08
The market is up 48. The SFE Futures suggested a 1 point gain in the market this morning. The Dow finished 44 points lower - Up 15 at its best and down 95 at its worst. Bernanke gave a speech...
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Wednesday May 14, 2008, 11:37 am
Optus mobile phone users up 5.9%
Australia's second biggest telecommunications provider Optus increased mobile phone customers by 5.9 per cent in the past year.Optus added 400,000 mobile customers in the 12 months to March to a...
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Tuesday May 13, 2008, 5:54 pm
G9 says Telstra information useless
The G9 group of telecommunications companies that are bidding for the government's national broadband contract says the network information that Telstra released last week is "next to...
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Tuesday May 13, 2008, 1:12 pm
WiMAX promises to transform wireless Internet world
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - As US technology giants including Google place a multi-billion dollar bet on WiMAX, backers of the wireless data-streaming format say it will radically change mobile Internet...
AFP Finance News -
Thursday May 8, 2008, 10:34 am
Iinet buys Westnet for $81m in cash
Telecommunications provider Iinet Ltd has agreed to buy Westnet Pty Ltd, Australia's sixth largest internet provider, for $81 million in cash.To fund the acquisition, Iinet raised $41 million by...
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Thursday May 8, 2008, 10:31 am
Swisscom first quarter net profit down on acquisition costs
ZURICH (AFP) - Swiss telecommunications group Swisscom said on Wednesday that net profit for the first quarter fell on the costs of buying of Italian broadband firm Fastweb.Profit had also been hit...
AFP Finance News -
Wednesday May 7, 2008, 7:54 pm
Optus to invest $315m to extend coverage
Australia's second biggest telecommunications company, Optus, will extend its mobile network to reach 98 per cent of the population, as it aims to become the market leader in wireless...
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Wednesday May 7, 2008, 6:30 pm
Deutsche Telekom eyes up Sprint takeover
BERLIN (AFP) - German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom is examining a possible bid for loss-making US mobile provider Sprint Nextel, Germany's Der Spiegel said Saturday."The Sprint...
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Sunday May 4, 2008, 1:02 am
CORR: TELSTRA WARNS SHAREHOLDERS ABOUT DISCOUNT OFFER FOR STOCK
Correction inserts Stock exchange details. SYDNEY, May 2 Asia Pulse - Australia's Telstra Corp
(ASX:TLS) has warned its shareholders not to sell stock at a
discounted price being offered by Share...
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Friday May 2, 2008, 4:42 pm
YANDEX TO HELP SET UP KAZAKH SEARCH ENGINE
MOSCOW, April 30 Asia Pulse - Russia's largest web resource
and search engine, Yandex, and the Kazakh Agency for
Information and Communications have agreed to join forces to
develop Kazakhstan's...
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Wednesday April 30, 2008, 6:18 pm
Optus says Australia broadband bid process unfair
(Adds government comment)
By Victoria Thieberger
MELBOURNE, April 29 (Reuters) - Australian telecoms
provider Optus, a unit of Singapore Telecommunications'
STEL.SI, said on Tuesday a government...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Tuesday April 29, 2008, 7:22 pm